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contrive

英 /kənˈtraɪv/美 /kənˈtraɪv/
  • v.
    谋划，策划；设计，发明；设法做到
第三人称单数contrives
现在分词contriving
过去式contrived
过去分词contrived
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词语例句

  1. 谋划，策划vt.&vi.

    • The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of petrol to justify price increases.

      一些石油公司为了找借口提高油价而策划谎报石油短缺，因而被起诉。

  2. 设计，发明vt.

    六级

    • She contrived something for hanging her clothes.

      她设计了个东西来挂衣服。

    • We've contrived various justifications that turn out to be half-truths, prejudices or myths.

      我们想出了各种各样的解释，结果它们要么半真半假，要么只是偏见或传说。

  3. 设法做到vi.

    • She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening.

      每周星期日晚上她都设法与他待上几个小时。

  1. I decided to contrive a meeting between the two of them.
    我决定设法让他们双方见上一面。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. I would I could contrive an excuse to speak with him.
    我真想找个借口跟他谈谈。
  3. That would be a great thing, but how can you contrive it?
    那将是一件伟大的事情，但是你怎么能做到呢？

相关短语

  • plan and contrive
    谋划；谋求
  • cut and contrive
    节省费用妥善安排；节省费用以求收支相抵
  • contrive e
    发明；设法做到；谋划；策划
  • plan or contrive
    设计
  • Contrive invent
    发明

词语扩展

vt.
designengineerstyleprojectframe
设计；发明；图谋
vi.
to see that
谋划；设法做到
adj.
contrived人为的；做作的；不自然的
n.
contrivance发明；发明物；想出的办法；计谋
contriver发明者；创制者；筹划者

词义分布

设计
71.4%
发明
28.6%

英英释义

  • v.make or work out a plan for; devise
  • v.come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
  • v.put or send forth

词源

  • contrive发明，创造，谋划
    con-, 强调。-triv, 来自-trop, 转，寻找，词源同turn, tropical. 本义指努力寻找的，进行发明创造的。
  • contrive
    Middle English contreve ‎(“to invent”), from Old French controver (French controuver), from trover ‎(“to find”) (French trouver).